Dr Carter will be a keynote speaker at the 'Creating a Healthy Planet with a Plant-Based Diet', on September 27th, at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas Street, Victoria.
Dr. Carter's presentation will reflect the urgency we now find ourselves in, due to the gutless inaction/denial of our political leaders. There are many reasons why we find ourselves in this grave situation, the media, both alternate ( which has not caught up to this issue, radio or TV, in fact climate change is lucky if it's presented as the main issue on 1 show in 20 ) and mainstream keeps the debate alive ( what debate? ). Oil companies keep spreading doubt and denial. The scientific community, by and large, has been slow to come forward, and now, even this late in the game and with all the evidence, amazingly, there is little hope for strong action in the upcoming meeting in Copenhagen.
Dr. Peter Carter has worked tirelessly for 20 years to bring this issue onto the table. Learn more about the reality of climate change by attending his presentation on September 27th, between 1:25-4:30 pm. Admission is FREE.
Event: Creating a Healthy Planet with a Plant-Based Diet
Date: Sunday September 27th 1:25-4-30pm
Where: Ukrainian Cultural Centre
3277 Douglas Street, Victoria
Cost: FREE .. including food samples and recipes
Advance Reservations: Lisa 250-588-8176 or smchiavictoria@gmail.com
The facts about meat:
Science has shown, beyond a shadow of a doubt, meat eating causes major diseases such as heart attacks, cancers and diabetes. And now according to a 2006 report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Livestock's Long Shadow the livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions as measured in CO2 equivalent – 18 percent – than all transport COMBINED. It is also a major source of land and water degradation.
Says Henning Steinfeld, Chief of FAO’s Livestock Information and Policy Branch and senior author of the report: “Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental problems. Urgent action is required to remedy the situation.”
With increased prosperity, people are consuming more meat and dairy products every year. Global meat production is projected to more than double from 229 million tonnes in 1999/2001 to 465 million tonnes in 2050, while milk output is set to climb from 580 to 1043 million tonnes.
The global livestock sector is growing faster than any other agricultural sub-sector. It provides livelihoods to about 1.3 billion people and contributes about 40 percent to global agricultural output. For many poor farmers in developing countries livestock are also a source of renewable energy for draft and an essential source of organic fertilizer for their crops.
But such rapid growth exacts a steep environmental price, according to the FAO report, Livestock’s Long Shadow –Environmental Issues and Options. http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM “The environmental costs per unit of livestock production must be cut by one half, just to avoid the level of damage worsening beyond its present level,” it warns.
When emissions from land use and land use change are included, the livestock sector accounts for 9 percent of CO2 deriving from human-related activities, but produces a much larger share of even more harmful greenhouse gases. It generates 65 percent of human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of CO2. Most of this comes from manure.
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE..... http://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a0701e/a0701e00.pdf ,
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Our guest this week is Dr. Peter Carter. Dr.Carter is a retired MD and climate crisis specialist who believes that global climate change is by far the most serious of any issue ever faced by humanity.
